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Aspidistra
elatior 'Variegata'is your basic, variegate in
the genus. It is familiar to many of you but rare for
others. Some plants are more striped than others and no
two leaves around the world have ever been the same. This
is a nice example and in a large enough digital image to
get one involved.

Aspidistra elatior 'Variegata Ashei' = 'Asahi'?

Aspidistra elatior 'Variegata Exotica'

lc: highly striped white.
Differences from the highly variable 'Variegata' are not well documented in
literature or collections.

ht:
15 in.
ha: vigorous by cultivar standards
lc: boldly spotted and striped cream
ns: Asiatica (online catalog 2001) state "a name that is
currently applied to several
ns: spotted cultivars in the US and Europe". They believe
their clone is the traditional
ns: one based on discussions with an elederly Japanese nurseryman
and expert.
so: Asiatica(online
catalog 2001)

Aspidistra
lurida 'Funji-no-mine' (Summit of Mt. Fuji)

ht:
18 in.
ha: strongly upright
lc: very dark green with a broad white splash on the side of each
blade
so: Asiatica(online
catalog 2001)